Chelsea want Petr Cech and Daniel Sturridge to stay at Stamford Bridge

Speculation about the pair has intensified in recent weeks with reports suggesting both could be on their way this summer.

Cech has been Chelsea's first-choice keeper since he joined from Rennes for £7million in 2004 but rumours the club are looking to replace him persist.

Thibaut Courtois, who signed for Chelsea from Genk
last summer, has impressed during his loan spell at Atletico Madrid this term, while they have been linked with a move for CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev.

Standard Sport reported last month that the 29-year-old Czech goalkeeper was planning to have talks over a new deal and that remains the case.
His contract expires at the end of next year and Chelsea still hope to offer him a deal that will see him stay until 2017.

Cech has come in for criticism this season due to a lack of clean sheets, with the team conceding 31 goals in 25 League games.

It is in stark contrast to the side that let in just 15 during the 2004-05 title-winning campaign, which was Cech's first year at the club.

But Chelsea are not concerned by his form and still see him as their first- choice keeper.

Sturridge has no plans to quit Andre Villas-Boas's side, either, and is understood to have dismissed reports suggesting he is unhappy at the Bridge.
The 22-year-old's contract expires in 2014 and there are still plans to extend it when the time is right.

Standard Sport revealed in November that Chelsea were planning to offer him an improved contract worth £90,000 a week but there is no hurry on either side to start negotiations with more than two years remaining on his current deal.

Sturridge, who joined from Manchester City for £6.5m in 2009, has made a huge impact at the club this term, scoring 10 goals despite playing on the
right flank.

He has made no secret of the fact he would prefer to play as a centre-forward but Villas-Boas prefers Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres there
instead.

Reports have suggested Sturridge has run out of patience, especially as Torres has netted just five times since he joined Chelsea from Liverpool for a British record £50m 13 months ago.

However, he is distancing himself from claims he is frustrated and remains happy to continue playing for the Blues.

His performances have already been rewarded with his first cap for England, against Sweden last November, and he is hoping to earn a place in the Euro 2012 squad.

Both Cech and Sturridge are also focusing on helping turn Chelsea's season around, with huge games against Birmingham in the FA Cup fifth round and the first leg of their last 16 Champions League tie against Napoli coming over the next five days.

Meanwhile, Standard Sport understands that the club will return to the USA in the summer as part of their plans for pre-season training.

Chelsea have regularly travelled abroad to develop their brand and attract more fans across the globe. They went to America five times in the space of six years but haven't been back since 2009, with south-east Asia the preferred venue
last summer.

The club plan to make an announcement on their schedule next month and it is expected they will be playing up to four games in the US over two weeks.

Timing is an issue because of Euro 2012 and the Olympics, but Chelsea have benefited from their trips to the US in the past.

Captain John Terry gave an interview with Fox Soccer recently insisting that the facilities and opposition Chelsea play in the US is always good preparation for the season ahead.